'71 Hits the Paint Booth

[71charger_fan]

Doors going on, valance and spoiler on. Don't remember the routing for the hood release cable though.

[71charger_fan]

Coming together. I had a hard time choosing between chrome and body color mirrors.

[71charger_fan]

Today was glass day.

[hemi-hampton]

Looks Nice, Congrats. LEON.

[NHCharger]

Looking good Terry.

[ACUDANUT]

 Now it needs white R/T stripes. 

[71charger_fan]

When you've just finished installing an A/C compressor this is not the optimal outcome when you go to hook up the line. Fortunately, I had a spare compressor.

[71charger_fan]

I ran and hooked up the A/C lines and the heater hoses. There's no decent heater hose diagram in the FSM for Charger/Coronet/Satellite with big block and A/C. So, I don't know if it's right or not. I also reinstalled the brake hardlines/distribution valve/master cylinder. I was working alone so had to improvise to hold up the MC while I went under the dash to install the washers and nuts.

[71charger_fan]

I put the front bumper/grill assembly back together today.

[71charger_fan]

I also swapped out the cruddy calipers for a freshly painted pair.

[71charger_fan]

Today, got the brakes bled, front bumper/grill on, dome light wire fished through the A-pillar and a few other random things that needed to be done.

[71charger_fan]

Getting very close.

[tan top]

 

[71charger_fan]

Now to get the hood adjusted, install the steering wheel, hook up the battery, and hope for the best.

[ACUDANUT]

No R/T Stripes ?  You added a front R/T spoiler...Very nice either way. Cheers.

[AKcharger]

It's gonna move under it's own power soon!!!

[71charger_fan]

Column is in and wheel is on. Now to figure out why the horn won't shut up. That's a job for Monday.

[NHCharger]

Is that a Flaming river steering column?

[71charger_fan]

Flaming River column, adapter, and wheel. The only real problem is that the Flaming River column is smaller diameter than the original column and the floor mount doesn't capture it correctly. I bought the Flaming River E-body floor mount. We had to enlarge a couple of the holes, but it worked fine.

[71charger_fan]

What a relief to pull the headlight switch and have the lights come on and the headlight doors open.

[71charger_fan]

Of course, now I have another big thing to store.

[71charger_fan]

What is this? Shop note on the tape just said "left frame rail." Where on the frame rail? Pointing up? Down? Forward? Back?

[70 sublime]

Does it go below the brake booster area on the frame rail to hold the cables going to the starter ?

[71charger_fan]

That makes sense. Looks like I no longer need it. With the Schumacher headers and the mini starter, the starter wire now goes down the side of the block.

[71charger_fan]

Found these two things in one of my containers of extra clips, bolts, screws, etc. Anyone recognize them? Where they attach? What they're for?